c3-highcpu-4

Compute Engine · C3 family

The c3-highcpu-4 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on Intel Sapphire Rapids with up to 23 gbps networking, starting at $0.1701 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intel
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
8 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

1.9 GHz

on-demand
$0.1701

$124/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.0636

−63% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.1072

−37% vs on-demand

c3-highcpu-4 price by region

24 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot VM · 1-yr Committed use · 3-yr Committed use

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.1701$0.0601$0.1072$0.0765
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.1701$0.0636$0.1072$0.0765
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.1701$0.0388$0.1072$0.0765
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.1701$0.0636$0.1072$0.0765
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.1701$0.0636$0.1072$0.0765
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.1769$0.0262$0.1115$0.0796
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.1769$0.016$0.1115$0.0796
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.1786$0.1072$0.1125$0.0804
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.1873$0.0777$0.118$0.0843
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.1873$0.0439$0.118$0.0843
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.1916$0.0817$0.1207$0.0862
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.1939$0.1164$0.1222$0.0873
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.197$0.0542$0.1241$0.0886
Dallasus-south1North America$0.2007$0.0209$0.1265$0.0903
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.2007$0.0773$0.1265$0.0903
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.2045$0.075$0.1288$0.092
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$0.2045$0.1227$0.1288$0.092
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.2099$0.1115$0.1322$0.0944
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.2126$0.0613$0.134$0.0957
Seoulasia-northeast3Asia$0.2184$0.0654$0.1376$0.0983
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.2184$0.0927$0.1376$0.0983
Hong Kongasia-east2Asia$0.238$0.0283$0.1499$0.1071
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.2701$0.0267$0.1702$0.1216
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.2722$0.0441$0.1715$0.1103

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
8 GiB
Memory per vCPU
2 GiB
Processor
Intel Sapphire Rapids
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
1.9 GHz (turbo 3 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk only
Network
Up to 23 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
23 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c3-highcpu-4
Family
C3
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
24 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.1701/hr
CoreMark score
80,641
Max persistent disks
128

c3-highcpu-4 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs c3-highcpu-4
Google Cloudc3-highcpu-448 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$0.1701–
AWSc6a.xlarge48 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.153-10%
c5a.xlarge48 GiBAMD EPYC 7R32$0.154-9%
AzureD4als v648 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.161-5%
D4als v748 GiBAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)$0.161-5%
AkamaiDedicated 8GB48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-37%
G7 Dedicated 8x448 GiBAMD EPYC$0.129-24%
Vultrvoc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.11-35%
voc-c-4c-8gb-150s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.123-28%

C3 family sizes

all about C3→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c3-highcpu-448 GiB–$0.1701$124$0.0636$0.1072
c3-standard-4416 GiB–$0.2016$147$0.0754$0.127
c3-standard-4-lssd416 GiB375 GB NVME$0.2427$177$0.0999$0.1529
c3-highmem-4432 GiB–$0.2646$193$0.0989$0.1667
c3-highcpu-8816 GiB–$0.3402$248$0.1272$0.2143
c3-standard-8832 GiB–$0.4032$294$0.1508$0.254
c3-standard-8-lssd832 GiB750 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.4854$354$0.1999$0.3058
c3-highmem-8864 GiB–$0.5292$386$0.1978$0.3334
c3-highcpu-222244 GiB–$0.9356$683$0.3498$0.5894
c3-standard-222288 GiB–$1.109$809$0.4146$0.6986
c3-standard-22-lssd2288 GiB1.5 TB NVME (4 disks)$1.273$929$0.5128$0.8022
c3-highmem-2222176 GiB–$1.455$1,062$0.544$0.9169
c3-highcpu-444488 GiB–$1.871$1,366$0.6997$1.179
c3-standard-4444176 GiB–$2.218$1,619$0.8291$1.397
c3-standard-44-lssd44176 GiB3 TB NVME (8 disks)$2.546$1,859$1.026$1.604
c3-highmem-4444352 GiB–$2.911$2,125$1.088$1.834
c3-highcpu-8888176 GiB–$3.742$2,732$1.399$2.358
c3-standard-8888352 GiB–$4.435$3,238$1.658$2.794
c3-standard-88-lssd88352 GiB6 TB NVME (16 disks)$5.093$3,718$2.051$3.209
c3-highmem-8888704 GiB–$5.822$4,250$2.176$3.668
c3-highcpu-176176352 GiB–$7.485$5,464$2.799$4.715
c3-standard-176176704 GiB–$8.871$6,476$3.317$5.589
c3-standard-176-lssd176704 GiB12 TB NVME (32 disks)$10.19$7,436$4.102$6.417
c3-highmem-1761761,408 GiB–$11.64$8,499$4.352$7.335
c3-highcpu-192-metal192512 GiB–$8.669$6,328$3.241$5.462
c3-standard-192-metal192768 GiB–$9.677$7,064$3.618$6.097
c3-highmem-192-metal1921,536 GiB–$12.70$9,272$4.748$8.002

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c3-highcpu-4 FAQ

How much does c3-highcpu-4 cost?

c3-highcpu-4 costs $0.1701 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $124 per month. Across 24 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.1701 in Iowa to $0.2722 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.0636 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.1072 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.3541 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c3-highcpu-4 have?

c3-highcpu-4 has 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Sapphire Rapids. It is a general purpose machine type in the C3 family.

What are the equivalents of c3-highcpu-4 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, c6a.xlarge (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.153/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D4als v6 (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.161/hour in East US); on Akamai, Dedicated 8GB (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.108/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in New Jersey).